Life and money saving device



Feb, l0. 1925.

J. KoRMos LIFE AND MONEY SAVING DEVICE Filed Aug. 18, 1922 fSlc. l.

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datentecl Feb. 10, 1925.

JOZSEF KORT/IOS, F FRANKFURT, KENTUCKY.

LIFE ANI) MONEY SAVINGr DEVICE.

Application filed August 18, 1922,

To @ZZ whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, Jox/,sur -Koniroa a citizen of the Republic of I-Iungary, residing at Frankfort, in the county of Franklin l and State oi? Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lite and Money Saving Devices,` ot which the tollowing is a specilication.

rlhis invention has for its primary object, the provision oi' a device designed ior the safe keeping of money or other valuables, and adapted for use in banks, mail cars, and other places where use itor the same can be found.

More specifically stated, the invention embodies a compartment wherein the walls of the compartment are provided with ven`- tilating openings and larger openings ar-v ranged at suitable points to permit the guard or person occupying the compartment to have a clear view of the interior view of the bank, mail car or other place in. which the compartment is arranged; said openings having closures for these openings as the occasion requires. In the drawing 'forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein y Figure 1 is an elevation of the device 'forming the subject matter of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the device taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A indicates generally a compartment in which money and other valuables are adapted to be guarded ttor sate keeping, it being understood that the compartment'is primarily in tended to be used `in banks, mail cars, and it made oi' proper size can also be used in motor operated vehicles. The walls of the compartment are made from bullet proof material, and are provided with Ventilating openings 10, and larger openings 11, the latter being utilized as sight openings as well as permitting the occupantof the compartment to fire a gun through said openings. The compartment is provided with one or Serial Noy 582,821.

more doors 12, there being preferably two of these doors, and also provided with one or more ywindows 13. The compartment when used in n bank is arranged in the vicinity of the cashiers window, and it desired may be built in the wall.

The walls ont the compartments provided with the sight openings, are equipped with closures 14, which can be arranged to cover the sight openings as the occasion may require.

rlfhe occupant oic the compartment may uncover any of these openings, to keep watch on suspicious persons who may enter the bank or other place where the compart- Y ment is used, and in case of necessity may use these openings for the purpose of liring a gun therethrough.

Should the compartment be used in mail cars, the compartment may be equipped with a means (not shown) for controlling the brakes of the train guard.

air brakes, so that the may be applied by the.

within the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim is 1-V A. safety compartment of the character described, said compartment being substantially triangular in cross section and including opposed lat walls and a connecting curved wall, a window supported by one ot the flat walls, said curved wall having a plurality of sight openings arranged in spaced transverse series and above and below the transverse center thereof, a door mounted on the curved wall, and slides mounted upon the inside of said curved wall, there being one slide for each of said openings whereby any one or more of the openings may be used at one time.

In testimony whereof I aX my signature.

JOZSEF KORMOS. 

